July 10, 2009, 7:19AM

After an a strangely off-kilter Wednesday session at the Detroit Red Wings' annual "strength and conditioning" prospect camp, the 34 participants hit the ice on Thursday in fine spirits, exhibiting a renewed sense of enthusiasm--thanks to the Detroit Tigers. Two days in, the Red Wings' prospects seemed to hit a rut, realizing that, despite the fact that they're suiting up... Full story »

July 09, 2009, 3:41AM

DETROIT -- The second day of this summer's Detroit Red Wings strength and conditioning camp stood in stark contrast to Tuesday's proceedings in several respects: First and foremost, for reasons which became apparent later in the day -- Jiri Hudler signing with Dynamo Moscow -- the stands contained no Red Wings personnel until Steve Yzerman and capologist Ryan Martin made... Full story »

June 27, 2009, 3:46PM

Two hours after the Red Wings wrapped up their activities at the NHL Entry Draft--they selected Landon Ferraro, Tomas Tatar, Andrej Nestrasil, Gleason Fournier, Nick Jensen, Mitchell Callahan, and Adam Almqvist with seven picks--analyses of the Wings' work has begun to roll in. The Sports Forecaster discusses the Wings' first four picks, starting with right winger Landon Ferraro, who played... Full story »

June 26, 2009, 7:11AM

Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill, Hakan Andersson, Joe McDonnell, and a small army of amateur scouts have spent the past year preparing for this year's NHL Entry Draft, which kicks off tonight in Montreal (7 PM, Versus/TSN) with the first round. The Wings have six picks to exercise over the next two days (2nd-7th rounds start at 10 AM... Full story »

June 19, 2009, 10:53AM

This has bounced around the "blogosphere" for a few days, so I'll refer to "Babcock's Death Stare" as the source... USA Hockey announced its evaluation camp for the 2010 World Junior Championships, and Red Wings prospect (and apparent Boston College mainstay-to-be) Max Nicastro didn't receive an invite. Whether this snub simply indicates that Team USA doesn't anticipate Boston College making... Full story »

June 19, 2009, 4:44AM

The Boston University Terriers lost top defenseman Brian Strait to the Pittsburgh Penguins this past week, but the New England Hockey Journal's Andrew Merritt reports that Strait's loss means more playing time for incoming freshman and Red Wings prospect Max Nicastro: June 17, New England Hockey Journal: Strait and Hobey Baker winner Matt Gilroy are gone, leaving two big holes... Full story »

April 04, 2009, 8:34AM

The Toronto Star's Damien Cox began an article discussing the Toronto Maple Leafs' recent signings of two NCAA players on an ironic note: April 4, Toronto Star: In 1985, a high-scoring forward named Ray Staszak burst out of the University of Chicago-Illinois, rejected an offer from the Pittsburgh Penguins to be Mario Lemieux's new wingman and instead inked a guaranteed,... Full story »

January 14, 2009, 3:19PM

The New York Times' Mark Pargas reports that Red Wings prospect Max Nicastro, who earned a spot on the USHL's All-Star Team yesterday, also received a nod as the USHL's "defensive player of the week": January 14, USHL.com: CCM Defensive Player of the Week Max Nicastro, Chicago Steel Nicastro had a solid weekend for the Steel and helped the team... Full story »

January 14, 2009, 6:55AM

Red Wings prospect Max Nicastro was named to the East Division roster for the USHL's All-Star Game, which will take place in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on February 4th. Nicastro's posted 6 goals and 14 assists for a total of 20 points in 29 games for the Chicago Steel, and has 53 penalty minutes to boot. Full story »

December 17, 2008, 11:38AM

Hockey's Future is posting ten-team installments of their annual Organizational Rankings, and the Detroit Red Wings rank 13th in large part because Jonathan Ericsson, Jimmy Howard, and Ville Leino don't technically qualify as prospects by Hockey's Future's standards as the three are 24 years of age or older: December 17, Hockey's Future: 13. Detroit Red Wings Strengths: Detroit keeps the... Full story »

December 08, 2008, 3:18PM

RedWingsCentral's Matthew Wuest focuses on Red Wings prospect Max Nicastro's progress while manning the blueline of the USHL's Chicago Steel, where Nicastro bides his time preparing for NCAA hockey at Boston University. Red Wings scout David Kolb says that the Steel's go-to defenceman looks very solid thus far: December 8, RedWingsCentral: "He's showing more willingness to jump into the offense... Full story »

November 10, 2008, 7:18AM

As RedWingsCentral's Matthew Wuest suggests, Red Wings prospect Mattias Ritola's superb start with the Grand Rapids Griffins makes Detroit look very, very smart for believing in a player who was already deemed a player with "all the tools" but no will when the Wings drafted him in 2005: November 10, RedWingsCentral: In just his second year in the AHL, the... Full story »

November 06, 2008, 9:10PM

Several items of Red Wings-related note which don't necessarily merit separate entries popped up, including the yearly call to rename the NHL's trophies (courtesy of CBC Sports' Elliotte Friedman), a rumour that Brendan Shanahan may become a Blackhawk, and a smart catch by the Terrier Hockey Blog: November 6, Terrierhockey.blogspot.com: World Junior A Challenge: Max Nicastro, another 2009 recruit[,] is... Full story »